3545 Ranchero Rd, Waterloo, IA 50701

Rural Residence District

The R-R Rural Residential District is intended to provide regulations for land that is being converted to large lot residential uses. Lots to be included in this District must be larger than one and one half acres but smaller than ten acres. Because availability of either water or sewer services for properties in this District are provided through the use of individual wells or rural water type system and septic systems they must meet Board of Health standards. Areas to be developed shall be conducive to the construction and operation of onsite waste treatment systems and private water wells to be determined by the Black Hawk County Health Department. The Health Department may require an engineered plan for onsite waste treatment systems and private water wells. The purpose of this District is to restrict the permitted uses to those that are compatible with agricultural, residential, and environmentally sensitive areas. Individuals building in this area should be made aware of potential conflicts with agricultural uses (such as the spreading of manure) and that the City of Waterloo provides no protection against 24 hour agricultural operations. Police and fire protection, as well as other services, in the R-R Rural Residential District may not be comparable to other residential districts in the City of Waterloo. This District should only be used in areas where the City of Waterloo does not foresee extending infrastructure due to topography or other barriers and not used as a means to circumvent extending city services in areas where it is feasible.